The impact of COVID-19 and public health measures on homicide and suicide trends in Botswana using an interrupted time series analysis
Our findings indicate a reduction in homicide and suicide incidence during the SoE, with a return to pre-pandemic levels thereafter. Public health professionals can leverage these insights to identify actionable factors for reducing suicide and homicide risks in future crises.
Authors
- Peter S. Larson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6621-7902)
- D J Wiebe
- Shathani Mugoma
- Yun Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8426-565X)
- Gregory P. Bisson
Institutions
- University of Botswana (BW)
- University of Michigan (US)
- University of Michigan–Flint (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Injury Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-07-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-025-00592-y
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Fogarty International Center